"acanthamoeba" meaning in English

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          "word": "acanthamoebal"
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          "ref": "2007 May 28, Lawrence K. Altman, “Outbreak of Eye Infections Puzzles Officials”, in New York Times",
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        "Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil."
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          "sense": "any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba",
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  "word": "acanthamoeba"
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